The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-06

dirt, dieeaec. ana deHtn, the garments are
finally made up. They may be "nnished."
that 10, have the buttons put on and the other
hand sewing done In the same place, or this
work may be fsrmed out to yet moro sbiect
slaves than those who toll over the machines
to women who arc prevented by invalid hus-
bands, young children. or other reasons from
leaving their homes, and who are therefore
Obliged to take for their work whatever pit
TANGO the slop-shop barons will dole out to
them, and trust to charity for enough more to
stave on starvation. In tho barren rooms OF
these lowest Of slaves the garments have
chance to get nav variety OF odors and dis
ease germs Then they 20. most likely. to the
buttonhole factory. where they touch shout
ders with similar lots from dozens OF other
tenement house shops. and whom their own
odors and germs have thus been amalRamatsd
with the odors and germs Of all tho tenements
for half q mile around. they 20 back to tho
original slop shop. and thence in the course OF
time to the alleged manufacturer, who sells
them to q wholesaler. maybe. from whom they
70 to the retailer, and after all these different
hands have taken their toll the general public
is invited to come In and look ct the wonderful
bargains in clothing.
Ofton they arc wonderful bargains indeed In
spite Of tho numerous profits that have boon
made OF OF them: but II they are cheap It is be-
cause women have turned their SHOWS into
thread and their blood into sewing machine
oil in tho making Of them.
They are aired and fumigated. and cleanssd.
maybe. before they arc sold. but o man In the
business says: If people knew where those
clothes have been they would never buy them."
Often tho so-called tsilors have no shop at
all. but farm out the whole work to women.
themselves simply handling the goods, and
Al h..ll. - . o for khAtr NtrH
Garments thus made may see less Of flth and
disease, but there is moro Of woman's blood
used In their manufacture. for the slaves who
take this farmed-out work toll for from twelve
to eighteen hours day. and get from 81 to IS
week for 1t.
There Is no use mentioning any Names"
said one man, when asked rs to who sold slop-
shop clothing. They all do It: there's mono
of them too good for It. You can find the gar
ments that pass through my shop In almost
every cheap clothing store In town."
Many Of the women gst their work directly
from the manufacturers, but their pay is little
better than that OF tho others. The profit goes
to the manufacturer. instead OF to tho slop-
shop keeper. Tho manufacturer prefers to give
It to the slop-shop tailors. because they can
take large quantity at time, and because
they can be figured down little closer In the
shove In o lot OF work which there Is no profit
PRICE, ip sss ate ss an
paying moro for It. For fear Of losing the good
work the slop;shop tailor takes rs the poor and
little more.
THE SLAVES OF THE sLop-sHop BARoNs.
II is not difficult to find the slaves Of the
dukes and earls Of the clothing trade and the
small. odd rooms In the tenements. that are ies
torS
same NO matter where they Are found and the the
it. working from dawn till late at night. They
do rot live on this but they make Il 80 as far
from chance work at better pay.
ss.e & KS ss Ffs ssaos I'll
rear Is stiii less nice; and the sights and sounds
poo poor s one for calm and pssseiui on
hs blessnsSs pf Mrs. Egmaa
%sdsate. taxes ali her Il mo to finish panta
out scrubbins. but her health gave out; and
eo%blnatiOn q courtyard, smells and bad
ssI aR1.'q sSs 8 no a % shsn
q her neighbors around Tom9pkins square Who !
hooap OF Sr
MAKE nS b enough 70 s on Az. rsman
oustom that's The tsIor shops you you
and got cent? ps for
s hass what IS hard as ean
than mora hEss erf
at night. II could cit right here and sew all
day steady l might finish four pairs BY mid
don't finish three Take it the week through
and ! don't get over about 50. and work Sun
I'm working now for q man named Her
smother pants shop Kents. OF the same place.
on Avenue 6, Mr.. Hon pays fourteen and fifteen
ali the men Mrs. Pullman mentioned get the
goods from the manufacturers down town In
large quantities. and farm out either part or
the neighborhood.
SKILLED woRKwoMAN ENvYINa THE SCRUB
WOMAN HER TRADE.
Mary Hessing and her mother live in two
III
long sso 81 consumption. Mary Hesslns's
Rd esbs as sr s
arSasE s1oR hs nsy
hot, charcoal heated tailors goose. which she
moves laborlously up and down the long seams
pulously clean, and both mother and daughter
are US neat as wax. They keep starvation just
outside ths door BY making and !. finishing pan,
shop OF their own. and. besides. Mary did mil
lincry work. They are skilled hands at panta-
Icons making. They get their work from N. j.
sshIoss o. 2S0 and 222 Mercer street They are
make mostly hno goods. and have 10 do careful
work. On pantaloops for which they
silk finishing around the waist. tape down the
seam that connects the two halves, five buttons
and buttonholes, a stitched and lined back
strap, and good facing about the bottoms pot q
be put on exhibition in clothing house windows
as boys pants. and marked as great bargains
at from "a to 50. or even more. q pair. Mary
pressing The finishing Is done BY hand by
hor mother, who also makes the buttonholes
and sews on the buttons, They work from
o'clock in the morning until 8; 3. and often later
at night. They go to church Sunday mornings.
but the rest Of the day they work just as usual
They think they are doing very well II they
make So u week together. Oftener they make
only 81. or even less.
Il could do better" Mary says, II had a
little money ahead and could take out a larger